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The drowning death of a toddler in Oildale on Monday shows how important swimming safety is as the weather starts to get hot.
Experts say drowning is the leading cause of death for children one to four years old, and the second leading cause for children up to age 14.
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When the weather warms up, a lot of little ones love to hit the water. If your child happens to fall into a pool or river, would he or she know what to do to stay alive? A Harrison County couple recently started a program to help prevent drowning accidents. They’re teaching children not only to swim, but to survive.
You will find a bunch of children swimming in the Laneys’ pool this summer. Allison and Greg Laney operate Mississippi Gulf Coast Lil’ Shrimps Swim Academy at their home off Doc Lizana Road.
“Being an ER nurse for so many years and taking care of so many children who drowned in the ER, it really hit home when I had a child that I didn’t want him to be a drown victim,” said Allison Laney.
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In just a few weeks Memorial Day will mark the opening of many public pools around the area.
And for those who have pools in their back yards, police want to remind you of some rules.
In Osage, the police department says you’ll need to make sure you have the pool fenced-in.
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Despite most people, and even a few of his sponsors, assuming he’d hung up his Speedos, turns out Sullivan never actually uttered the “R” word.
“Even to this day people go: ‘Oh are you still swimming?’,” Sullivan says.
“It’s like: ‘yeah, got the Commonwealth Games in a couple of months, actually’.”
The Faroese (Short Course) Championships started this morning, Live Timing here and in the evenings also finals live television on our national broadcasting network. We’ve already had one Faroese record, and that guy in the picture is closing in on his 100th national gold medal. Busy busy! :-)
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Gold medal hero Kieren Perkins is taking the plunge into second-time marriage later this year, but first is diving into his own post-swimming struggles on Australian Story.
Perkins, 40, has been an exemplar among the few Australian swimmers in recent history to manage the difficult transition from national sporting idol to relative anonymity.
Now a banking executive at NAB, Perkins has forged a successful new career without the controversies that have dogged so many other household names.
The next two episodes of Australian Story will profile Perkins as he candidly discusses some of his own personal struggles post swimming.
Former champion swimmer Karen Pickering looks back on a majestic career that saw her win 35 major championship medals before retiring in 2005.
http://youtu.be/NJYS6fw2XCM
